Sunday, March 1, 2009

Defenselink: Admiral Timothy J. Keating embraces Social Media / quited in DOD Blogger's Roundtable

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=53074

Wednesday, February 11, 2009
U.S. Pacific Command Embraces Social Media
Adm. Timothy J. Keating, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command
Adm. Timothy J. Keating, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command
“Every day throughout our area of responsibility, members of our command are taking part in bilateral and multilateral activities that support Pacific Command’s commitment to an engagement strategy based on partnership, readiness and presence,” Navy Adm. Timothy J. Keating, Commander, U.S. Pacific Command, told online journalists and bloggers during a Bloggers Roundtable, Feb. 11. "We're committed to security, stability, and prosperity. The word we hear from other countries in our AOR is they want to be part of the coalition of the committed." Keating also explained how U.S. Pacific Command is embracing new media tools and has established a presence on a number of social media sites as a means of communicating with the public and niche audiences. He also added that while U.S. Pacific Command is engaging in social media tools to encourage dialogue and two-way communication; they are also committed to maintaining the free and ready access all throughout the Asia Pacific region. Story | Audio(Mp3)



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